| Arthur Kirmss
Arthur Kirmss is an accomplished artist, poet and musician. His sculpture, paintings, jewelry, engravings and wood carvings can be found in many public and private collections, and he has written and published numerous articles on primitive shell bead making, wampum, and other subjects of historic and artistic interest. For eight years, he was curator of exhibits and historic interpreter at the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House (Ridgewood, NY). Arthur is a correspondent for ArtMuseumJournal.com, a new online publication covering developments in museums, art history and related subjects  He is married to Ellen Brody-Kirmss, and together they have developed a variety of exhibits covering a range of subjects including wampum making, colonial New York, early edged tools, engraving as a fine and applied art, the American Civil War, and others. Arthur holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, completed graduate studies in drawing and design at the University of Guadalajara, Colegio Cervantes, Mexico, and earned an MFA in sculpture and print making from the University of Arizona at Tucson. Arthur is also founding member and performer in two musical ensembles: Dolcy Jones, a vocal quartet specializing in rare historic American music of the colonial through Civil War eras; and Courante, an ensemble of recorders, classical guitar and harp that perform music written through the early Baroque era. Click for Baptized Catholic press release.
Music Videos
Click on the following links to hear early music performed by Courante, featuring Arthur Kirmss on recorders, and historic music sung by the vocal quartet Dolcy Jones. | | In the News | BROKELYN
January 31, 2010 What’s on your laptop? Brooklyn Label edition By JAX BISCHOF For the select few who were walking down Franklin Avenue on this knock-your-socks-off chilly winter’s Friday, there probably wasn’t a more enticing spot than... ARTMUSEUMJOURNAL.COM
MUSEUM/GALLERY PROFILES | May 10, 2010 Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House
By ARTHUR P. KIRMSS
The Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House, located in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, New York, is one of America's 10 oldest wooden structures... IN FOCUS: WORKS OF ART | August 13, 2009 A 17th-century Etching: The Port of Amsterdam and the Schreyers’ Hoek, Scene of Henry Hudson’s 1609 Departure for the New World
By ARTHUR KIRMSS Second in the series of articles honoring New York State’s Henry Hudson Quadricentennial, 1609-2009.
IN FOCUS: WORKS OF ART | July 16, 2009 Dutch Wampum-making in Nieuw Amsterdam
By ARTHUR KIRMSS First in a series of articles honoring New York State’s Henry Hudson Quadricentennial, 1609-2009, featuring images of authentic 17th-century objects used in everyday life by the inhabitants of old Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Nieuw Amsterdam (New York City) and Beverwijck (Albany), in both northern and southern New York State. THE NEW YORK TIMES
BOOKS | September 26, 2008
Milton Regained: A Helluva Party
By CHARLES McGRATH
The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center is celebrating John Milton's 400th birthday with an exhibition of paintings and sculptures - and a costume ball... NEW YORK REGION / THE CITY | August 03, 2008
Ridgewood: Curious Kids in a Creepy House By JAMES ANGELOS
A house built in the early 1700s, maybe even earlier, is now a historical museum but some locals still see it as a scary old house... WESTCHESTER.COM
September 3, 2009 Native American Day At Philipse Manor Hall by WESTCHESTER.COM Autumn 2009 marks the anniversary of Henry Hudson’s ventures into the area, but also begs the question Who was already here?... NORTHERN DUTCHESS NEWS
May 27, 2009 Dutch Treat by KATE GOLDSMITH Dutch Heritage Day offers an interesting history lesson... JUNIPER BERRY
June/July 2009 Royal Roots Revisited Exhibit at Onderdonk House by STAN PARCHIN
"Royal Roots Revisited: Saluting the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau" explores Netherlandish monarchs' relationship with the New World since the early 17th Century...
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June 25, 2009 Royal Roots Revisited: Saluting the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau Honoring people and events in the Dutch royal family's history has a long tradition in the Netherlands... NY METRO PARENTS
October 10, 2007 Queens Dutch Treat By MARY MACRAE WARREN Time travel? It’s as simple as swiping your Metrocard and boarding a Brooklyn-bound L train... |
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